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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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